Deezen

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Projects vying with the winning bionic leg wrap included sunglasses that have adaptive focus lenses , a climate-change calculator that makes use of real-world data and a minimalist log-like perch designed for active waiting.

Sustainability 137

Sustainability Interior Education Materials 137

BD+C

JULY 19, 2017

Climate change-induced higher sea levels combined with storm surge will likely increase the average annual cost of coastal storms along the Eastern Seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico by $2 billion to $3.5 This will bring annual price tag for hurricanes and other coastal storms to $35 billion. billion, the report says.

Project 56

Project 56

The Architecture Designs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Another inexpensive option is luxury vinyl plank, which mimics the look of wood without the price tag. Another factor to consider when choosing a flooring product is its climate resistance. They are also beneficial in areas with changing climates. Tile is another durable option that adds value to a home.

Manufacturing 59

Manufacturing Home Materials Renovation 59

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Currently, the Lightyear 0 comes with a high price tag of €250,000. To hit this target and stave off catastrophic and irreversible changes to the climate, all sales of new fossil-fuel cars would need to cease nearly a decade earlier in 2035, according to data by the International Energy Agency. Solar Revolution.

Engineering 116

Engineering Engineering Roofing Manufacturing 116

BLDGBLOG

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The group’s main goal would be archaeological: to map, and thus help preserve, sites of human settlement before they are lost to development, natural decay, climate change, and war. Modeled after NASA or the ESA , this new institute would spend its time, in his words, “ looking downward instead of up.”

Foundation 52

Foundation Utilities Site Estimating 52

Architecture Ideas

JANUARY 31, 2022

Gardens and green spaces improve perceived home value, but they don’t directly contribute to a higher price tag on your home. Native plants are low maintenance and grow well in the climate around your home because they’ve adapted to the area over time. Instead, greenery increases your property’s curb appeal.

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Landscape Estimating Home 52

e-architect

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Ocean Pavilion will amplify the Seattle Aquarium’s mission through sustainable solutions that focus on key principles like the health of local and Indo-Pacific ecosystems, climate change, ocean acidification, and resiliency, all of which are prioritized through an equity and social justice lens. Site Area: 38,000 SFT (3,530 s.m.).

Consulting 52

Consulting Engineering Engineering Construction 52

Architecture Ideas

MARCH 1, 2024

Humidifiers Can Be Expensive The high price tag is one drawback of humidifiers. Therefore, utilizing one of them may not result in a noticeable change in the humidity or air quality in your house. You should change the filter every six months: When replacing the filter, be sure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

Home 52

Home Utilities Manufacturing Housing 52

Deezen

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A phone charger for rough sleepers, a basketball that never goes flat and glasses that instantly change prescription are among this year's top product designs , which we've rounded up as part of our review of 2023. The prototype design was the winner of sustainable design (consumer) of the year in the 2023 Dezeen Awards.

Design 128

Design Glass Innovation Sustainability 128

Community Architect

AUGUST 12, 2022

Why are there so few electric cars on the road in the US, no matter how expensive the gas, or how climate is on people's minds in a summer of relentless fires, flooding, code red air quality alerts and heat records? The salesman to whom I had been directed sits in his booth and sports a name tag that identifies him as Mr Tyrone Car.

Technology 76

Technology Technology Real Estate Landscape 76

Landscape Architecture Magazine

MAY 18, 2023

These projects, which we have named “mega-eco projects,” are different from old-school megaprojects in important ways: They seek to address biodiversity loss, land degradation, and climate change while simultaneously improving the living conditions of the planet’s now eight billion inhabitants.

Project 86

Project Restoration Landscape Environment 86

Dwell

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Gas-powered snow blowers are the other main culprit, contributing to climate change and air pollution. Snow blowers also release hydrocarbons that contribute to ground-level ozone and smog and nitrous oxides that warm the climate. They also use less energy and require less maintenance than gas-powered machines."

Environment 73

Environment Transportation Sustainability Materials 73

Dwell

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The pair lost the house in the November 2018 Woolsey Fire, but Cyrus said it still holds a place in her heart: "[The house] had so much magic to it that ended up really changing my life." Speaking of devastating wildfires, could building a straw bale house help fight against climate change?

Real Estate 85

Real Estate Construction Construction Contract 85

EntreArchitect

JUNE 12, 2018

This is the transcript from EntreArchitect Podcast Episode 223, Building Science, Climate Change and The Pretty Good House. This is episode 223 and this week I’m speaking with Mike Maines about Building Science, Climate Change and the Pretty Good House. This is about changing the world and the way they build.

Building 40

Building Housing Small Firm Residential 40

Dwell

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Scientists expect that as the climate continues to warm, many parts of the planet will be spattered by bursts of fierce rain, even as other swaths weather brutal droughts. For sewers, climate change will, as WBUR environment reporter Miriam Wasser put it , be akin to "turning up the water pressure."

Safety 90

Safety Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering 90

Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Things like floor finishes or countertops can be changed relatively easily, windows not so much, but I see plenty of granite countertops next to the cheapest of cheapest vinyl slider window that can be had at Home Depot for $100. It may relate to their current life, it may involve some changes. Windows, Beams, Dishwashers etc.

Home 84

Home Architect Windows Client 84

Life of an Architect

MARCH 30, 2014

On site, the method of identifying the panels is definitely old school – a fat magic marker with the panel tag written on the exterior face. Maybe that’s an added reason why they seem to be used more frequently in Northern climates than down here in the Southwest? Adrian Bob fantastic read on SIPs.

Structure 99

Structure Building Architect Construction 99

Landscape Architecture Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Free trams share a curbless space and pass by varied programs that promote buy-local culture, public art that changes dramatically at night, sculptural play areas that integrate earthwork with native plantings, and a central civic plaza whose grand expanse and water features accommodate programming large and small.

Landscape 87

Landscape Consulting Engineering Engineering 87

e-architect

JULY 19, 2023

Today’s generation is the most climate-conscious yet, but we have grown accustomed to wanting bigger, better, now. Shopping, living and commuting are often combined, as the price-tag on housing increases for a desirable connected area. Exploring over-consumption, social media, influencers and extreme capitalism.

Students 61

Students Architecture Education Architecture Student 61

Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 27, 2013

I am showing them what I want, and together, we are figuring out how to make the changes to what came out of the proverbial software drafting box. mjuttech FYI-In hot climates the vapor barrier goes to the cold side of the insulation. On some of your drawings it’s hard to know where exactly the waterproof sheet ends, for example.

Architect 111

Architect Architecture Firms Windows 111

Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Adobe's executive vice president of design Scott Belsky argued the new emblem lacked "anything that feels timeless or iconic", while Futurism's design director Tag Hartman-Simkins suggested it had the appearance of being "feedbacked into the ground".

Architecture 136

Architecture Design Government Cities 136

Community Architect

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Climate Week in New York and another record hot year seem to be as good a reason as any to take a closer look how transportation's share on greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced. The short-term plan that projects out to 2027 has a price tag of roughly $4.2

Transportation 82

Transportation Zoning Development Developer 82

Community Architect

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Many of Stuttgart’s citizens were shocked by the estimated €4.5BN price tag back in 2009, before work started. Construction finally began in 2010 and was due to complete in 2019, but now 2025 is the latest target; not a great look for a project that was intended to ring in the 21st century and was named accordingly.

Regulation 74

Regulation Government Estimating Engineering 74